פרווה

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פרווה¹

  • /paʁˈva/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic فَرْو (farw). Coined by Russian hebrew linguist, grammarian, journalist, lexicographer, newspaper editor and Zionist activist Eliezer Ben-Yehuda.

noun פַּרְוָה · parvá · פְּרָווֹת · פרוות־ · פַּרְוַת־ · פַּרְווֹת־

  1. feminine, uncountable fur
  2. countable, feminine fur garment

פרווה²

  • /ˈpaʁ.ve/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Yiddish פּאַרעוו (parev).

adjective פַּרְוֶה · párve

  1. Jewish pareve (neither meat nor dairy)
  2. broadly, figuratively Neutral, bland, inoffensive.

In English

  • fur hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick

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"פרווה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%95%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

פרווה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%95%D7%94

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"פרווה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%95%D7%94.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {פרווה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%95%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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